Definition of Intumesce

Verb: intumesce  ,in-too'mes or ,in-tyû'mes [N. Amer], ,in-tyû'mes [Brit]

1. Move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
   "Gases intumesced from the earth";
   - bubble up
    
2. Expand abnormally
   "The bellies of the starving children are intumescing";
   - swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce, puff

See also:
intuits
intumesced

Anagrams containing the word intumesce

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